Free MAC Update Yosemite

[Graham]

anyone having trouble with wifi drop outs after the update I've got one client with 4 mbp's late 2012's they upgraded and have been having a mare since then.

[WinstonWolf]

Have you rebooted the router since?

[CAPP0]

LordGrover said:

1. Try pixlr as an alternative to GIMP

Thanks, I shall. About the only thing I miss from Windows is an ancient version of Paintshop Pro, v7.x iirc! Did everything I needed it to. GIMP is very clunky (but free, of course!).

[LordGrover]

CAPP0 said:

LordGrover said:

1. Try pixlr as an alternative to GIMP

Thanks, I shall. About the only thing I miss from Windows is an ancient version of Paintshop Pro, v7.x iirc! Did everything I needed it to. GIMP is very clunky (but free, of course!).

Sorry - bad link. Should be pixlr

[Graham]

WinstonWolf said:

Have you rebooted the router since?

the router, the machines and about 15 supposed fixes

[George7]

Installing it on my mid 2012 pro at the moment, fingers crossed it all goes OK!

[hajaba123]

I've had the wifi issues at home. Bt homehub macbook air 2011. Works fine out and about, although the last 2 days have been better........

[IanA2]

Slyjoe said:

LordGrover said:

My early 2011 MBP is very happy on 10.10 - has 8GB RAM and SSD though.

I've got a mid 2011 mac, currently on 4gb of RAM which is an easy upgrade to perform to 8gb- how did you get the SSD upgrade? or am I a complete spanner, and thats what I got too?

If you can change the RAM you can change the drive. Really easy, honest. I used carbon copy cloner, worked a treat first time.

[gizlaroc]

I am running a 2008 imac core 2 duo with only 4gb ram and that is running really well with Yosemite and an SSD.

SSD is easy to fit, just takes half an hour to fit to an iMac as you have to take it apart in a strange way.

[qube_TA]

gizlaroc said:

I am running a 2008 imac core 2 duo with only 4gb ram and that is running really well with Yosemite and an SSD.

SSD is easy to fit, just takes half an hour to fit to an iMac as you have to take it apart in a strange way.

OSX really struggles on anything less than 8GB, given how cheap and easy an upgrade is I'd strongly suggest you do so, will transform the performance.

[gizlaroc]

Yeah, I will do.
I hear different reports though whether that imac can take 8gb, officially it is 6gb, but many have said 8gb is fine, some have said it starts acting weird.

It is only the old one in the playroom, my MBPr has 8GB and just bought an Mac Mini, that will get upgraded to 8gb or more, and an SSD.


But I think the iMac is running better on Yosemite than the last two OS releases.

[qube_TA]

I've an old 2008 Mac Mini that's running way more RAM than it's supposed to support without issue.

Just remember to reset the NVRAM when you first reboot the machine after the upgrade, can be a bit unstable if you don't.

[Vaud]

gizlaroc said:

But I think the iMac is running better on Yosemite than the last two OS releases.

Aside from a couple of odd Safari crashes, I agree (2013 21.5" iMac)

[Paul S4]

Just upgraded my 2010 MacMini from Snow Leopard to Yosemite.... took a long time to download, but apart from that the install was fine.

Not keen on the 'flat icons' ( any way of getting the 'classic' ones back on ?), but it seems to be quicker on PH pages.... so far !

Only glitch was it would not open iPhoto, and said I needed to upgrade that Application. When I tried to do this, it would not let me download it, which was quite annoying.

Got in contact with Apple and the answer was to uninstall the 'old' version of iPhoto, and then it would allow me to download the latest version.
Seems to work OK now.

Time will tell, but Yosemite seems OK.

[Mr Trophy]

Not sure if I should download or not - I am scared and hate change

Processor 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Trust I'll be OK?

[Leithen]

Mr Trophy said:

Not sure if I should download or not - I am scared and hate change

Processor 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Trust I'll be OK?

You'll be absolutely fine IMO.

[jmorgan]

Not bothered with the top font now. My unbridle has receded nearly as far as my hair. Overall I like it now it has had time to settle in.

[WinstonWolf]

All in all it's probably the smoothest OS upgrade of any device I've ever done.

[AB]

Leithen said:

Mr Trophy said:

Not sure if I should download or not - I am scared and hate change

Processor 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Trust I'll be OK?

You'll be absolutely fine IMO.

Of course you bloody will!

You just wanted everyone to know you had a 2.9 i7 with 8GB RAM...

[Bikerjon]

Graham said:

anyone having trouble with wifi drop outs after the update I've got one client with 4 mbp's late 2012's they upgraded and have been having a mare since then.

oh yes...and many others on the internet are reporting this problem too - me included! I decided after reading many supposed fixes that it's probably not worth trying anything further until the first update gets released.